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Home Partition — Clear Polycarbonate StraightWall If you work from home, you understand the importance of setting up the ideal work environment. Home can bring comforts that an office wouldn’t, but it can also bring with it many distractions. Versare offers a multitude of portable office partitions to create the perfect home office setup. For example, one of our customers had just closed on the urban loft of their dreams. As an independent contractor, they loved the freedom of working at home, and their previous home had a separate office perfect for it. But the new loft had completely open floorplan with no designated area for an office. To compound the dilemma, the loft only had two large windows that were in the living room area, giving a great view of the city but making lighting a big consideration in setting up an office.Our client chose a small space in the loft, opposite the living room, that was perfect for a home office. But building a wall there would close off the area, blocking it from natural light and ruining the large, open feel of the loft. While building a clear wall would allow the flow of light, it would still make the loft feel smaller. But with a little creative planning and design work—plus the reliable Straightwall Wall-Mounted Sliding Partition in clear polycarbonate—a little corner of our client’s loft became the perfect home office. This version of the sliding straightwall featuring a lightweight, waterproof, shock resistant and translucent polycarbonate core with a durable aluminum frame. Each Polycarbonate plastic panel features a lightweight but durable construction. Sliding telescoping hinges create a smooth, straight line. Because of the translucence of the polycarbonate Straightwall, light could properly flow through the loft without sacrificing privacy. Our customer had now created the perfect home office, a secluded place to work that was professional enough not to feel like the working at home.

With the ever-changing dynamic in the brick-and-mortar retail world, flexibility is key to keeping a store feeling new and fresh. Stores located in malls may often find themselves moving to better locations within a mall as space opens. So how does a retail space accomplish this without breaking the bank with a rebuild each time? Versare helps many of them figure out just that. Key Lime Room Divider 360 For example, the Pearle Vision located in Eden Prairie Mall, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, had an opportunity to move to a larger space. The new space was located directly behind their current location in the mall. They needed to divide the new location into multiple areas. And they were looking to move quickly and with a little expense as possible. So they came to Versare looking for help in finding the perfect portable partitions to divide the new space, and that’s exactly what we did. Versatile shapes may be formed by the Room Divider 360 Because they needed to divide rooms in a rented space, they couldn’t build walls. We chose the Room Divider 360, our most popular seller. The Room Divider 360 is the champion of creating space and eliminating the need to build permanent walls for businesses and retailers alike. It’s easy to move and put into place, and the patented 360-degree hinges allows it to be arranged as a straight line, C, or S shape. The Room Divider 360 offered the flexibility the store needed, with colors that matched the Pearle Vision theme. In the end, the portable partition became the champion for Pearle Vision in their move to a new retail space.

Versare has helped businesses in a variety of industries, including tech startups and co-working spaces. A new venture for us: co-living spaces. The booming tech industry in major cities on the West Coast, and the high cost of renting in those cities, has created a severe affordable housing shortage. And many short-term workers aren’t looking for long-term housing solutions. With the rise of price in high demand areas, shared housing is a great alternative to a long-term lease or a roommate who hasn’t been vetted. Many co-living apartment complexes are jumping in to fill some of this housing void. Generally, 2-4 people live in one apartment, with each room split in half—with portable partitions and walls—to maximize occupancy while offering some privacy. This is a great concept for young workers and college students.But what about people who are looking for a more traditional setup, like a home? Companies in San Francisco, like HubHaus, have begun to fill this void. HubHaus is a community of working professionals that bring people together to create a home. Like apartment co-living, the shared housing spaces will take larger rooms and split them in half to increase occupancy but retain the elements of a home. They will also wall off open living areas to afford privacy when housemates are looking for a temporary measure of privacy on a given day.HubHaus purchased several of Versare’s portable partitions to divide the rooms in their shared houses. Our StraightWall and Room Divider 360 are both easy to move, adjust, and store, and they provide the sound-proofing necessary in a shared living space. With both a stand-alone, accordion option and a fixed-wall option, it’s obvious why the Room Divider 360 is our best-seller. Its 360-degree hinges make it easy to curve into a variety of shapes, making it versatile for dividing living spaces. The StraightWall creates, well, a straight wall and also comes in a wall-mounted variety. Because this sliding partition wall can be adjusted to any length, it’s ideal for a shared housing situation. Our acoustical fabric is available in colors ranging from neutral to bright and modern, which makes our room dividers adaptable to a multitude of spaces. Versare and co-living spaces: a match made in heaven.

In August 2016, prolonged rainfall in Louisiana resulted in catastrophic flooding that submerged thousands of houses, schools, religious institutions and businesses. At the time, it was called a "historic and unprecedented flooding event" and was declared a state of emergency. In the wake of the aftermath, Versare received an urgent call from representatives at Central Middle School, in Baton Rouge, to help relocate displaced students. The school needed to create room dividers to create 27 temporary classrooms for relocated students. Large stadiums provide relief but little privacy for flood victims We jumped to the challenge of designing, fabricating, delivering, and installing all 27 portable classrooms. Our team completed 73 of our most popular school room dividers, the Room Divider 360, transported, and installed them in six days. Known for their durability, arrangement flexibility, and easy mobility, we knew these dividers would be a breeze to ship, set up, and take down as the school needed. Versare's portable partitions allow quick creation of classrooms and enclosures Now, a year later, Hurricane Harvey, has hit Houston and Irma is beating down on Florida. Based on the success of Versare partitions provide flood relief, we’re ready to assist the displaced with discounted products for building temporary shelters for additional privacy, setting up businesses in temporary facilities, establishing mobile places of worship, and providing temporary classrooms for school children. Portable partitions such as our Room Divider 360 allow quick setup and unlimited arrangement flexibility. We’ve increased our on-hand inventory and expanded our facility to be ready on short notice in helping the recovery efforts in a timely manner. We also instituted a hotline to expedite customer inquiries.

Our partitions have been making the rounds on TV recently, first sighted in The Partner and now in Silicon Valley! Here you can see our Room Divider 360 and sliding StraightWall partitions working together to create a private area in a tech conference setting. The actors have never looked better thanks to our Royal Blue acoustical fabric! In Silicon Valley, the story centers around the founder and employees of a startup, Pied Piper, and their ups and downs in the software game. In this particular episode, the main characters are visiting another startup, one that is decked out in Versare’s products. Just as in fiction, Versare products can be found in real startups, taking them from drab to fab. We’ve talked before about how our Sound Stones and Work Forts are perfect solutions to cut noise and enhance privacy in open office settings, which are common with startups and tech companies. Additionally, a product like the sliding StraightWall can create an instant conference room, reaching the ceiling of rooms up to 12’ tall and stretching wall-to-wall. The StraightWall’s acoustical fabric provides privacy needing to provide security and prevent meetings from disturbing other co-workers. The Room Divider 360 can be shaped to suit your needs, creating a soundproof enclosure. Both products come in a variety of colors (like the featured Royal Blue) to enhance any office setting.

We recently held an Instagram contest in commemoration of our hometown hero, Prince! To celebrate Prince Day, we held a sweepstakes to win our Sound Stones (Wall) in purple fabric. Our winner was kind enough to share images of their updated recording studio. These wall-hanging acoustic panels dampen room noise and eliminate echo, making them perfect for use in home studios, music rooms, and rehearsal spaces. The premium, made-in-the-USA construction boasts environmentally-friendly materials, vs toxic fiberglass foam found in subpar sound panels. Our 2000g density acoustical nonwoven ensures effective sound-dampening and acoustical control. Buy a pack of our discounted sound panel bundles today! The purple color is sure to bring a regal feeling to any recording space or home studio.

It’s no secret that health professionals and public health officials promote breastfeeding to improve infant health. Several studies show that both mothers and children benefit from breast milk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 77 percent of mothers start breastfeeding immediately after birth. Even though that number dips to 17 percent at 12 months, it’s common for moms that are breastfeeding to find it difficult to nurse up to one year. A large contributing factor to this is due to work schedules and lack of support in the workspace, including a place to nurse that meets the standards of the Affordable Care Act that was signed in March 2010. According to Section 4207, employers are required to provide reasonable break time for employees to express breast milk. This law has led to many businesses voluntarily providing a comfortable space for breastfeeding moms. However, businesses still face the challenge of locating a designated space for breastfeeding mothers. Another concern is the cost of building an additional space to accommodate moms. These businesses have turned to Versare Portable Products to meet their needs. Common nursing station screens include Versare's MP10 Portable Partition and The Privacy Screen. Several business have already implemented Versare Solutions for their working moms including a large retail pharmacy and leading global discount supermarket. Privacy has always been a major concern for customers, employees, and just about everyone else in between. As we continue to improve and update our working environments, consider Versare Solutions to create nursing station privacy where working moms can excel. To read more about the Federal Health Reform and to learn how Versare Portable Products can offer businesses a solution for breastfeeding moms download our whitepaper: Federal Health Reform and Nursing Mothers in the Workplace.

Several weeks ago, Versare received a call of desperation from representatives of Central Middle School located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city was bouncing back from several days of record flooding that dropped more water than the historical Katrina storm. One school in particular, Tanglewood Elementary, sustained significant water damage, making it impossible for students to attend the start of the school year on September 6th. The students were being relocated to Central Middle School for several weeks and the school was in desperate need of a room divider solution to create 27 temporary classrooms. Versare room dividers quickly created temporary classrooms We immediately jumped to the challenge and accepted the task of designing, fabricating, delivering, and installing 27 portable classrooms in Central Middle School within just six days. Versare quickly got to work bringing together our highly skilled workforce, and utilized our large capacity and robust supply chain to provide Central Middle School with 73 of our most popular school room dividers, the Room Divider 360. Known for their durability, arrangement flexibility, and easy mobility, we knew these dividers would be easy to transport, set up and take down as the school needed. Whiteboards attach to each portable classroom wall Versare was able to get the Central Middle School room dividers ready in just one day, leaving five days for a representative to travel to Baton Rouge to assist in set-up and help other trades to make sure all classrooms were configured properly. The temporary classrooms were set-up in two gymnasiums and one common area. Each room was sectioned off with Room Divider 360’s which included hanging whiteboards, and a temporary power cable. Each temporary space was then filled with 30 desks and chairs creating enough space to effectively house roughly 900 displaced students. Classes were able to start on time with Versare's temporary classrooms We were honored to be presented with this opportunity to help Baton Rouge residents during this time of need. A total of 118 of 318 school buses sustained water damage and roughly 60 percent of Tanglewood Elementary school employees suffered some kind of flood damage to home or vehicles. Versare Solutions is proud to have provided our 360 Room Dividers for Central Middle School so that students could continue to attend classes and their education at the start of the new school year. #gallery-1{margin:auto}#gallery-1 .gallery-item{float:left;margin-top:10px;text-align:center;width:33%}#gallery-1 img{border:2px solid #cfcfcf}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption{margin-left:0;padding-left:0} Further reading: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_86e96788-6a1b-11e6-9b41-b72ac222a4cb.html https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_41d5e010-63c5-11e6-96e2-a389d8742e7a.html https://www.slj.com/2016/08/industry-news/as-school-begins-louisiana-endures-record-floods/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-power-being-restored-throughout-south-louisiana/2016/08/19/176410e4-65fb-11e6-b4d8-33e931b5a26d_story.html

Team Versare recently had the pleasure of attending the Autism 5K Run / Walk in Minneapolis. Set around beautiful Lake Calhoun, this event benefits the nonprofit Autism group C.A.D.E. (Children With Autism Deserve Education), which focuses its resources on helping to fund education for those with Autism. Versare's staff raced and walked their little hearts out, and naturally some friendly competition arose, particularly between our graphic designer, Josh, and a shipping professional, Rafael. Josh ran cross country in high school but now finds himself a long way from his glory days on the grass. Rafael, on the other hand, plays soccer often, but was weighed down by skater shoes, a belly full of Coca Cola, and a pretty bad headache. Would the former high school hero win another day? Or would the underdog overcome the odds against him? In the end, the two men finished side by side despite Rafael's having to stop to tie his shoe during the race...a couple times. Nice job, gents. https://autism5k.org/ https://childrenwithautism.org/

Portable Partitions To The Rescue As Syrian refugees occupy areas of the UK, the development of temporary housing and shelters increases. Many large warehouses and gymnasiums are being converted into shelters with the help of Versare portable partitions. Refugee sleep areas will be partitioned for privacy In an effort to improve facilities slated to house migrant families, Versare was asked to deliver a product to provide both privacy and versatility in arranging sleeping quarters. The English government has said 20,000 refugees will be resettled in the UK by 2020, with 1,000 due to arrive by Christmas. Refugees are due to be resettled throughout the UK, but will reside in temporary migrant camps during the transition. The requirements were to provide portable temporary walls that would be sound-dampening, durable, lightweight, washable, and tall enough so privacy was available even when sleeping on the top of a bunk bed. Custom Cubicle Partitions Created Versare thus presented a modified version of the popular Hush Panel Configurable Cubicle Partition - a post and panel system that can accommodate endless setup options and be built upon as needed. Being no stranger to custom orders, Versare's expertise in architecture and high-volume portable partition production allowed the Hush Panel units to be quickly built. The versatile Hush Panel cubicle divider This customized system uses a polycarbonate core at the base to withstand cleaning and traffic abuse. The middle section combines acoustical fabric on and acoustical core to absorb ambient sound, while top will be clear polycarbonate to allow natural light into the private area. The Hush Panel system can be quickly created or deconstructed due to the tool-less nature of the sliding posts and panels.